Question : PROCUREMENT OF PARBOILED RICE IN ANDHRA PRADESH



(a) whether the Union Government have directed the Food Corporation of India to procure 7.5 tonne parboiled rice in Andhra Pradesh; and

(b) if so, the details thereof and the progress made in the matter till date?

Answer given by the minister

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION ( SHRI ASHOK PRADHAN )

(a): Yes, Sir.

(b): As on 2.3.2002, a quantity of 4.51 lakh MTs of Boiled rice has been procured by FCI in Andhra Pradesh.